What is the role of the teacher in grouping students for instruction?

Critical Thinking

Critical thinking requires skill at analyzing the reliability and validity of information, as well as the attitude or disposition to do so.the critical thinker asks key questions, evaluates the evidence for ideas, reasons for problems both logically and objectively, and expresses ideas and conclusions clearly and precisely. Last (but not least), the critical thinker can apply these habits of mind in more than one realm of life or knowledge.

Your essay should not be more than two pages long. Discuss each idea in separate paragraphs. Do not number your paragraphs.

List the grouping strategies that you selected?

Why did you select these four grouping strategies?

How relevant are these grouping strategies for classroom instruction?

What is the role of the teacher in grouping students for instruction?

Based upon the research, do you think students should be allowed to join a group of their choice?